Jakarta, June 18 -- Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi has emphasized the importance of collective action from all stakeholders for achieving national self-sufficiency in food, starting with rice.

"For food self-sufficiency, it is no longer an option but a necessity for all of us, starting with rice self-sufficiency," he said in a statement released in Jakarta on Wednesday.

President Prabowo Subianto has emphasized that food independence and sovereignty are the main foundations for building national food security, he added.

According to Adi, Indonesia is currently recording a positive trend in food sufficiency. This is reflected by good production and levels of rice stocks.

As per estimates from the Statisti...